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I have no qualm about using the word nigger. It is a word. It is in the English lexicon, and no amount of political correctness, no amputation into "the n-word"—as if by the castration of a few letters we should then be able to conceptualize its meaning without feeling its sting—will remove it from reality.

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John Ridley
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Born: October, 1965 (age 59)
Bio: John Ridley IV is an American screenwriter, film director, novelist, and showrunner, known for 12 Years a Slave, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He is also the creator and showrunner of the critically acclaimed anthology series American Crime.
Known for:
  1. American Crime (2015 – 2017)
  2. 12 Years a Slave (2013)
  3. Ben-Hur (2016)
  4. Jimi: All Is by My Side (2013)
  5. Undercover Brother (2002)

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